Category: Expat Career Change

It’s tough enough to change your career direction, but when trying to do it as an expat, it can be overwhelming. An expat is a person living temporarily or permanently in a country other than the upbringing of the person.

It’s obvious that conquering your fears is the first step in this process. After all, you are moving out of your comfort area to face entirely new surroundings. The unknown may intimidate many. The unknown can in some instances, it implies taking a step down the career ladder and landing a lower-level job. When you are faced with challenges such as language barriers, lack of professional connections, and diminished awareness of the sector in which you work, it is possible to lose track of where your career is going.

Whether you’ve just arrived in your desired country for work, or you’re planning on relocating, the primary thing on your mind is getting a job. An expat career change can bring career change challenges to a new level. Read the stories of others expats that have changed their career successfully.

Corporate Career Change Expat Career Change

The digital marketing career change that shaped my life. From Banking to Online Advertising at Google, Yahoo and Verizon

My first job was as a Bank Clerk in Lisbon. I still remember the branch manager being very surprised and wanting to talk to my mom once I told her that I wanted to quit. It was very kind of her to do that because she also had kids my age and didn’t want me to make a wrong decision that I would later regret. But it was nevertheless funny that she wanted to talk to the mom of a grown-up man.

Corporate Career Change Expat Career Change

I am multipotentialite and changing career it’s my way of life

I discovered that I could adapt quickly to new environments and could work with people from different backgrounds while communicating successfully with everyone. Being a multipotentialite allows me to perform a variety of roles throughout the day, and push my boundaries.

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How I changed my career from Dancer to Dance Teacher and kept my business going during COVID19

The dance luminary Jurgen Schneider, our master teacher and also a Ballet Master at American Ballet Theatre, told me I was a born teacher. I resented this because I wanted to perform first, then teach. I also thought many teachers I had seen were bitter ex-dancers or bitter dance lovers who never got to perform. I did not want o become like that!

Expat Career Change

The Housekepeer secrets. Why I left my hotel housekeeper career in one of the most exclusive hotels in London

Imagine running something in between a marathon and an obstacle race every day of the week, five days a week. It is a very demanding physical job that in time can affect your physical health.

Expat Career Change

When the sky is not the limit: How I turned my career from Air Hostess to PR Manager while living the expat life

Even if I was enjoying the job, I was open to new opportunities. The airline office had an opening for a PR Manager role and I decided to apply, as the role was relevant to my studies, and I got the job.

Expat Career Change

Leaving a prison officer job to become a beauty business owner

I worked seven days a week, taking every overtime possible, trying to save money to be able to invest. After 18 months I opened my studio in London. It was really scary. I didn’t know anyone in the area, and I was worried about how to get my first clients.